GB886446A - Nuclear fuel material - Google Patents

Nuclear fuel material

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Publication number
GB886446A
GB886446A GB43063/59A GB4306359A GB886446A GB 886446 A GB886446 A GB 886446A GB 43063/59 A GB43063/59 A GB 43063/59A GB 4306359 A GB4306359 A GB 4306359A GB 886446 A GB886446 A GB 886446A
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Prior art keywords
silicide
nuclear fuel
fissile
fuel material
fertile material
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GB43063/59A
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US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
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US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/42—Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel
    • G21C3/58—Solid reactor fuel Pellets made of fissile material
    • G21C3/62—Ceramic fuel
    • G21C3/64—Ceramic dispersion fuel, e.g. cermet
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C01—INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C01B—NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C
    • C01B32/00—Carbon; Compounds thereof
    • C01B32/90—Carbides
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C01—INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C01P—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO STRUCTURAL AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF SOLID INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
    • C01P2004/00—Particle morphology
    • C01P2004/80—Particles consisting of a mixture of two or more inorganic phases
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Dispersion Chemistry (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Carbon And Carbon Compounds (AREA)

Abstract

A nuclear fuel material comprising a mixture of SiC and a carbide of a fissile or fertile material is made by forming finely divided particles of the silicide of the fissile or fertile material and then carburizing the silicide. The fissile or fertile material, e.g. U, Th, Pu, is arc melted with Si to form the silicide, which is crushed to 100-500m and is carburized in a methane-hydrogen or other reducing atmosphere, preferably at 1600 DEG C. or above; alternatively the silicide may be mixed with graphite and heated.
GB43063/59A 1958-12-31 1959-12-18 Nuclear fuel material Expired GB886446A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US886446XA 1958-12-31 1958-12-31

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GB886446A true GB886446A (en) 1962-01-10

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BE (1) BE586079A (en)
DE (1) DE1100195B (en)
FR (1) FR1243616A (en)
GB (1) GB886446A (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1047399A (en) * 1963-11-25 1966-11-02
US4978480A (en) * 1988-12-29 1990-12-18 General Atomics Method of making nuclear fuel compacts

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FR1243616A (en) 1960-10-14
BE586079A (en)
DE1100195B (en) 1961-02-23

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